Asparagus 'Sweet Purple'

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Produces attractive purple spears with a mild and sweet flavor, when cooked the spears will loose some of their purple color, most tender variety.


  •  · Crowns are both male and female
  •  · Purple spears with mild flavor
  •  · Most tender variety
Recommended Substitution
Asparagus Purple Passion

Asparagus 'Purple Passion'

Produces medium to large purple spears that turn green when cooked. A vigorous, early, and high-yielding variety with a mix of male and female plants. Has a rich, nutty flavor and is known for being sweeter and more tender than other asaparagus varieties. Cold hardy and heat tolerant. 

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Item # Pack Size Avail Units Avail Plants  
4762276
50 2 Year N/A Login for Pricing

Height:

36 in

Spread:

12-24 in

Zone:

3-8

Asparagus 'Sweet Purple'
Asparagus 'Sweet Purple'

Exposure

• Sun Tolerant

Soil Moisture Needs

• Average Soil

Season of Interest (Flowering)

• Summer

Asparagus

Common Name: Lilliaceae

A springtime perennial vegetable, you should eat the spears when they first appear because they are most tender at that time.  Wait to harvest any spears until the second year after the crowns have been planted.